What color is #99BFA5?

#99BFA5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99BFA5?

The RGB value is 153, 191, 165: 153 red, 191 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99BFA5?

The complementary color is #BF99B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99BFA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99BFA5 color

#99BFA5 rgb(153, 191, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #99BFA5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 74.9% green and 64.7% blue (153, 191, 165).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 23% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.35:1).

#99BFA5 color codes

HEX	`#99BFA5`
RGB	`rgb(153, 191, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 74.9%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 23%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 20%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.03, -17.92, 8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.03, 20.04, 153.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.557, 46.749, 42.582)`
Decimal	`10076069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99BFA5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #99BFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#99BFA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #99BFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99bfa5; }
.text { color: #99bfa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99bfa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 191 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99bfa5, #99bfb8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #99BFA5?: #99BFA5 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99BFA5?: The RGB value is 153, 191, 165: 153 red, 191 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99BFA5?: The complementary color is #BF99B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99BFA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.